China News Service, September 29. According to Singapore’s Lianhe Zaobao.com, Philippine President Duterte announced on the evening of the 28th local time that the local blockade measures in the Metro Manila and surrounding four provinces will be extended for another month until October 31. .
The Philippines notified on the 28th that there were 3,073 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia and 37 deaths. The cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 307,288, the highest in Southeast Asia; the cumulative number of deaths was 5,381.
Data map: Philippines under the epidemic.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Guan Xiangdong
In a televised speech late that night, Duterte announced that he would extend the blockade measures in Metro Manila and called on the country's largest telecom operator to "provide better services."
In addition, Philippine public schools will restart virtual courses on October 5.
Previously, local online course preparations faced many obstacles due to problems such as network links, network availability and speed.
Duterte said in July that he would not allow the school to resume face-to-face classes until he received the new crown vaccine.